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Acrapex leucophlebia

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Acrapex leucophlebia
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A. leucophlebia
Binomial name
Acrapex leucophlebia
Hampson, 1894

Acrapex leucophlebia [1] is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Nilgiri mountains in India.

The wingspan is 26-32 mm. [2]

Description

Head and thorax ochrcous mixed with brown; abdomen ochreous white slightly irrorated with brown. Pore wing ochreous white irrorated with red-brown, the veins defined by slight brown streaks except on inner area; a slight brown streak below basal half of cell; the discocellulars with some brown points before and beyond them; a diffused oblique whitish fascia from apex to discal foid with a brown shade below it from termen below apex, with short brown streaks on its inner edge above and below vein 5; a terminal series of minute black lunulcs; cilia whitish at base, dark at tips. Hind wing ochreous white tinged with reddish brown except on costal area; cilia ochreous white; the underside ochreous white slightly tinged with red-brown. [3]

References

  1. ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  2. ^ Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.
  3. ^ Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart. (1910) Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum.